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Collaborations with Ian Melvin

Ian and others

This set contains all my collaborations with other soundclouders made in 2013.

Important remark :) Some tracks in this set may contain piano, which is not played by me :) I feel rather uncomfortable when I receive warm comments for the piano, which I can't take credit for, so, please, pay attention to the track description :)

Collaboration map

Collaborations with other SoundClouders (2013)

If I Know You (Multilingual)

Remix time! First on the bill, Classixx remix 'Always'.

More remixes from Wave Racer & Cosmo's Midnight coming soon!

'Always' is the lead track from Panama's sophomore EP, which is available free for a limited time at wearepanama.bandcamp.com

Official Video: http://youtu.be/UylPrMcurB8

@wearepanamatheband
@classixx
www.facebook.com/wearepanamatheband
www.facebook.com/CLASSIXXOfficial
www.facebook.com/futureclassic

now on iTunes

Panama - Always (Classixx Remix)

Fields Of Gold (Cover) - songbird1982

Flight Facilities - Stand Still feat. Micky Green will be released on Future Classic & Glassnote
Now available as part of the debut album Down To Earth.
iTunes Worldwide - http://smarturl.it/downtoearthiTunes
http://flightfacilities.com/

Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgJ-pSmC6Eg

'Stand Still' features an extended cast of ‘friends’ including the vocals of close friend Micky Green, the highly respected Sydney-born-Paris-based pop singer whose sweeping melodies add bubblegum sweetness to an otherwise high-tempo single. The final mix also comes courtesy of James David, one half of mysterious UK duo Snakehips. Old friends of Micky’s, Jimmy and Hugo have also chosen to work with another familiar face for the official music video in Director Dave Ma, the creative force behind the ARIA 2013 nominated clip for much lauded single 'Clair De Lune'.

‘Stand Still’ will be available with three incredible remixes, featuring Sydney’s Wave Racer, Future Classic alumni (and Lithuania’s Producer of the Year) Mario Basanov, and New York’s Com Truise, who brings his synth-heavy sounds to the table. 

Aus - http://bit.ly/17TrEpj
UK - http://bit.ly/1eiMqO3
France - http://bit.ly/IcGYlq
USA - http://bit.ly/IcGVGk

Full EP out 9th December 2013

For media enquiries please contact Roo Farndon - roo@roodmedia.com (US/Europe) & Gareth Watkins - gareth@thinkingloud.com.au (Aus/NZ)
For Management enquiries please contact Sam Beck - management@flightfacilities.com

Download on iTunes

Stand Still (feat. Micky Green)


December is a special time of year for most of the world. As children we look forward to it with eager anticipation of all of the shiny new toys and presets we will get this season.  As adults our priorities hopefully shift some and we worry more about the gift of giving than the act of receiving.  We imagine making friends and loved-ones, new ones as well as old, happy in some small way. We envision participating with them in their life for a moment or two and sharing some form of intimacy.  We celebrate the opportunity to give love with the intention of building lasting relationships, and if we are wise enough, we let go of expectations of immediate reciprocation and realize the act of giving is itself its own reward...

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"Autumn Rains" is the second installment in a trio of neoclassical solo piano albums composed, performed, and produced by Andrew Souter. These projects have been two decades in the making and represent a return to traditional music composition, engaging song-writing, and the pure passion of emotional story-telling. This trio represents Andrew's most personal and intimate music. It is quite literally a love project. We hope it may help you on your journey, as it has us...

"Autumn Rains" is music inspired by the spirit of Agape. It is an album dedicated to the concept of spiritual love and universal compassion clothed in the metaphor of transcendental natural beauty. It is an album that simultaneously expresses deep love for both the creator as well as the creation. It is said God gave us music so that we could pray without words. It could be added that nature was provided as an example of exactly how to do this effectively. In this spirit, Autumn Rains is a prayer of gratitude for the opportunity to learn from the natural beauty of this world, and an expression of a sense of respect for the inescapable universal equality that nature imposes. It humbly attempts to capture deep feelings of awe, granduer, idealism, and a belief in the innate goodness of the world even when we all face exceptionally hard lessons.

Autumn Rains

Waiting For December

Andrew Souter -- Waiting For December

Danny Norbury - Love Woke Me Up

vocals: Cindy Eichardt
background: Cindy Eichardt
instrumental: karaoke-version.de

Do You Hear What I Hear - songbird1982

This set contains sounds from Adagietto - a music software (VST) symphonic instrument featuring full orchestral ensemble strings - exclusively available at www.8dio.com

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8Dio Adagietto: "Adagietto Moderato" by Ran Duan

Sind die Lichter angezündet,
Freude zieht in jeden Raum;
Weihnachtsfreude wird verkündet
unter jedem Lichterbaum.
Leuchte, Licht, mit hellem Schein,
überall, überall soll Freude sein.

Süsse Dinge, schöne Gaben
gehen nun von Hand zu Hand.
Jedes Kind soll Freude haben,
jedes Kind in jedem Land.
Leuchte, Licht, mit hellem Schein,
überall, überall soll Freude sein.

Sind die Lichter angezündet,
rings ist jeder Raum erhellt;
Weinachtsfriede wird verkündet,
zieht hinaus in alle Welt.
Leuchte, Licht, mit hellem Schein,
überall, überall soll Friede sein.

Sind Die Lichter Angezündet (Collaboration James Blond/songbird1982)

From the album Easy Star Volume 2: Dancehall Culture released by Easy Star Records (2002).

Buy the album!
iTunes: smarturl.it/zvtupm
Amazon: smarturl.it/kp2nma
Google Play: smarturl.it/lv6e12

Easy Star Records: http://easystar.com

Easy Star All-Stars -  Third Eye Blind

Ecstasy

After a poem by Sarojini Naidu (The Nightingale of India)
Music composed and performed by I Melvin. 

Guitar "JJ" (Cordoba Fusion Jet 12 strung with D'Addario Pro*Arte EJ50 Black nylon) through onboard preamp and vocal recorded as live through a Rode NT2-A mic and Focusrite Saffire Pro 14.  2.6Ghz Intel Core i7 MacMini with 16GB memory running Logic Pro X.

Cover mine eyes, O my Love! 
Mine eyes that are weary of bliss 
As of light that is poignant and strong 
O silence my lips with a kiss, 
My lips that are weary of song! (rpt)

2nd verse

Shelter my soul, O my love!
My soul is bent low with the pain
And the burden of love, like the grace
Of a flower that is smitten with rain:
O shelter my soul from thy face! (rpt)

rpt 1st verse

Artwork "Ecstasy of the Lillies" by Joseph Donaghy


Ecstasy (after a poem by Sarojini Naidu)

Jhene Aiko - "Everything Must Go" Alternate Version

I recorded this one over a year ago, wouldnt upload here, but now it does :). And since I cant do anything new right now, due to stress and baby preparations, i thought i will have some kind of a musical "throw back thursday". ;) 

Will you still love me tomorrow

6. Josh Heinrichs Ft. Cas Haley - Pressure Drop

Ian asked me to do a german version of his song. So here it goes :). Hope you guys like it. Its not translated word by word. I just tried to create a similar mood. 

music and guitar: Ian Melvin
lyrics: Cindy Eichardt

Bald ist Weihnachtszeit (Collaboration with Ian Melvin "Soon it will be Christmastime")

Truly loved this piece composed by http://soundcloud.com/stephan-beneking and thought I'd give it a try and play myself :) Though, it was rather short and I felt like I want to make it a little bit longer so I took the liberty of improvising on the theme.

This piece can be be "Flattered" by pressing the "Flattr" button! Please join www.flattr.com to support creativity!

Picture: Albrecht Dürer, Junger Hase, 1502

Petit reve bizarre #14 by Stephan Beneking - Variation on the theme by Milana

There was a long story behind this cover :) Steve offered to sing it together about a month ago but then lots of stuff happened, bad and good, and finally here is the result of hard work of four people :)
Thank you Steve for offering this and singing it with me!
Thank you Dave for adding your magical sax and redoing my dilettantish bass line :))
... well, thank you Arty for mixing it together :P
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Music by Burt Bacharach 
Lyrics by Hal David
Piano and Vocal by Milana
Vocal by @steveferguson
Sax and Bass by @dave-mckeown
Production by @artyom-tchebotaryov

The look of love - Milana (vocal, piano), Steve Ferguson (vocal), Dave McKeown (sax, bass)

I was asked by Chris (@nu-ionmusic) if I can sing this song for him about a week ago but because of the accident with my son I didn't really have much time for collaborations. So, today I got some time to sing some collabs but  saw a lovely version sung by @emma-shanley :). I asked Chris if he still wants me to sing another version of the same song and got his approval. So here it is, something unusual for me :)

Long goodbye - nu-ionmusic (music, lyrics), Milana (vocal)

Milana's playing on this is just so good ... and her husband Arty did a great job on the mixing front.

Bridge Over Troubled Water (Milana Zilnik piano: Simon & Garfunkel cover)

When Andreas (http://soundcloud.com/Shoemansky) wrote me and asked if I am open for a collaboration it was like a big "wow" cause I'm a huge fan of his songs! So we chose the motif of one of my piano improvisations for the start (http://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/on-the-other-side-milana) and used the words I wrote myself when I was thinking to turn that impro into a song. And here is the result :)

Llyrics, vocals and piano by Milana
Vocal, arrangement and production by @Shoemansky

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You lay and wonder, if it is the end, 
And if there is a way  to escape this ending... 
Your tried your best, you made your final stand... 
An empty heart can't deal with no more pain!

Stop the scene, I want a ticket out. 
It makes no sense to keep this engine going... 
You bleed and scream and fill yourself with doubt, 
Your self defense is falling, falling.

On the other side.... on the other side there is hope, there is light..
Can we make it?

I search the ruins for survivals left. 
The grief is burning, but the fear is freezing. 
I'm scared to death to meet the living dead.
These dead are us, if we're afraid of living.

Stop the scene, I want a ticket out. 
It makes no sense to keep this engine going... 
You bleed and scream and fill yourself with doubt, 
Your self defense is falling, falling.

Burn this place, it can be saved by light. 
I rip and crash, until my hands are bleeding. 
If words were blades then I could win this fight, 
But all that's left in me is leaving, leaving...

Stop the scene, I want a ticket out. 
It makes no sense to keep this engine going... 
You bleed and scream and fill yourself with doubt, 
Your self defense is falling, falling.

Is it the end - Milana (lyrics, vox, piano), Shoemansky (vox, arrangement, prod.)

Here is one of my songs, re-imagined by https://soundcloud.com/dmitrybaleyev

Thank you Dmitry :)

Original demo here: https://soundcloud.com/ian-melvin/gravitys-rainbow-live-demo

Gravity's Rainbow (~Dmitry Baleyev Rework~)

If I know you, like I do
Where would you go?
What would you do?

If I loved you less, than I ought to
Who would you run to?
What should I do?

Well I could navigate the deepest oceans
I could scale the highest peaks
I could dive into, the deepest blue 
And bring that pearl black
Just for you
If I know you
That's what I'd do

If you know me, like you do
Why would I leave?
Where could I go?

If you loved me less, than you ought to
Who could I run to?
If not to you?

We can navigate the deepest oceans
We can scale the highest peaks
We could dive into, the deepest blue 
And bring that pearl black
Just for you
If I know you
That's what we'd do
_

We can navigate the deepest oceans
We can scale the highest peaks
We could dive into, the deepest blue 
And bring that pearl black
Just for you
If I know you
That's what we'd do


If I know you - piano & ref vocal by Milana Zilnik

If I Know You - piano only

ALS IK JOU KEN

If I Know You song collaboration Group: https://soundcloud.com/groups/if-i-know-you-like-i-do 

Translated & Performed by Bas Kooman: https://soundcloud.com/hebikjoudaar

Piano Transcribed & Performed by Milana Zilnik: https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik

Original Words & Music by: https://soundcloud.com/ian-melvin

Original Version: https://soundcloud.com/ian-melvin/if-i-know-you-history-by-the


Als ik jou ken, echt goed ken 
Zou je ooit weggaan? 
Had jij die wens? 

Had ik jou minder lief, dan zou moeten 
Waar zou je't zoeken? 
Wat kon ik doen?

Ik voer over grote oceanen 
Ik bedwong de hoogste berg 
En ik bracht dan uit de diepste zee 
Die zwarte parel mee 
Alleen voor jou 
om wie je bent 
als ik je ken

Als je mij kent, echt goed kent 
Zou ik ooit weggaan? 
Had ik die wens?

Had je mij minder lief, dan zou moeten 
Waar zou'k het zoeken? 
Wat kon jij doen?

We bevoeren grote oceanen 
We bedwongen elke berg 
En we brachten uit de diepste zee 
Die zwarte parel mee 
alleen voor jou 
om wie je bent 
als ik je ken 
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IF I KNOW YOU
 
If I know you, like I do
Where would you go?
What would you do?

If I loved you less, than I ought to
Who would you run to?
What should I do?

Well I could navigate the deepest oceans
I could scale the highest peaks
I could dive into, the deepest blue 
And bring that pearl black
Just for you
If I know you
That's what I'd do

If you know me, like you do
Why would I leave?
Where could I go?

If you loved me less, than you ought to
Who could I run to?
If not to you?

We can navigate the deepest oceans
We can scale the highest peaks
We could dive into, the deepest blue 
And bring that pearl black
Just for you
If I know you
That's what we'd do
_

We can navigate the deepest oceans
We can scale the highest peaks
We could dive into, the deepest blue 
And bring that pearl black
Just for you
If I know you
That's what we'd do

Als Ik Jou Ken by Bas Kooman (click for information)

English rendition of "IF I KNOW YOU", a song by Ian Melvin: @Ian-melvin
Many thanks to @MilanaZilnik for the creation of the wonderful piano track. I am glad I asked her for that one and very thankful she found the time for it :)

This version is part of a translation project to create as many versions of "IF I KNOW YOU" in other languages as possible. Do you want to participate?
The rules are this, the invitation is to peoples of all languages and perform and record it to Milana's piano track.

You can find the piano track as a wav here:
https://soundcloud.com/ian-melvin/if-i-know-you-piano-only/s-5UzyS

A vocal reference track by Milana is here:
https://soundcloud.com/ian-melvin/if-i-know-you-piano-ref-vocal/s-GUHCL

Original versions of the song:
https://soundcloud.com/ian-melvin
https://soundcloud.com/ian-melvin/if-i-know-you-a-future-duet

If I know you, like I do
Where would you go?
What would you do?

If I loved you less, than I ought to
Who would you run to?
What should I do?

Well I could navigate the deepest oceans
I could scale the highest peaks
I could dive into, the deepest blue
And bring that pearl black
Just for you
If I know you
That's what I'd do

If you know me, like you do
Why would I leave?
Where could I go?

If you loved me less, than you ought to
Who could I run to?
If not to you?

We can navigate the deepest oceans
We can scale the highest peaks
We could dive into, the deepest blue
And bring that pearl black
Just for you
If I know you
That's what we'd do 

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If I Know You (Like I Do) (Collaboration with Ian Melvin and Milana)

If you want to read the full story about @Ian-Melvin 's project, please read it here:
Milanazilnik – If-i-know-you-ian-melvin-orig

This is the Russian version of my song If I Know You :) The translation to Russian was made by Arty's mother - @luche007

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Если б знал ты меня, как теперь, 
Куда б ты бежал?
Чего б достиг?

Если б меньше любил ты, поверь,
К кому б ты ушел
В трудный миг?

Я б переплыла моря просторные
Покорила бы пики горные,
Бездну синюю одолев, любя,
Для тебя нашла б
жемчуг черный.
Что бы сделала я,
Если б знала тебя?

Если знал бы вдруг ты меня,
Для чего бы я
Возражала судьбе?

Если меньше ты любил бы меня,
К кому б мне бежать,
Если б не к тебе?

Мы переплывем моря просторные,
Покорим все пики горные
Мы в бездонную бездну нырнем 
И для нас найдем 
жемчуг черный,
Если будем мы
вдвоем.
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Transliteration:

Esli b znal ty menja, kak teper', 
Kuda b ty bezhal?
Chego b dostig?

Esli b men'she ljubil ty, pover',
K komu b ty ushel
V trudnyj mig?

Ja b pereplyla morja prostornye
Pokorila by piki gornye,
Bezdnu sinjuju odolev, ljubja,
Dlja tebja nashla b
zhemchug chernyj.
Chto by sdelala ja,
Esli b znal tebja?

Esli znal by vdrug ty menja,
Dlja chego by ja
Vozrazhala sud'be?

Esli men'she ty ljubil by menja,
K komu b mne bezhat',
Esli b ne k tebe?

My pereplyvem morja prostornye,
Pokorim vse piki gornye
My v bezdonnuju bezdnu nyrnem 
I dlja nas najdem 
zhemchug chernyj,
Esli budem my
vdvoem.
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Literal translation:

If you knew me, as (you do) now,
Where would you run?
What would you have achieved?

If you loved less, believe (me),
Whom would you have gone to
In a difficult moment?

I would swam across the sea spacious,
Would have subdued the mountain peaks.
Defeating the blue abyss, loving,
For you (I) would have found 
a pearl black.
What would I do,
If I knew you?

If you suddenly knew me,
Why would I
Rejected fate?

If you loved me less,
Whom would I run to,
If it was not to you?

We will swim across the sea spacious,
Subdue all the mountain peaks
We'll dive into the bottomless abyss
And for us will find
a pearl black,
If we are
together.

Ian Melvin - If I know you - Milana - Russian

This is a song written by Ian Melvin and the piano is composed by Milana Zilnik. 

This is part of a project to get if I know You in as many languages as possible, and this is the Norwegian one.

Thank you for letting me be a part of this. It is a beautiful song and I am proud to have made a contribution.

Original English lyrics by Ian Melvin:

Norwegian translation by Guro Sigurdsen:

Hvis jeg kjenner deg, som jeg gjør
hvor vil du gå
hva ville du gjort

hvis jeg elsket deg mindre, enn jeg gjør
hvor ville du reist henn
hva ville du gjort

jeg kunne kartlegge de store blå bølger
jeg kunne målt de høyeste fjell
jeg kunne dykket ned til bunnen av det mørkeste hav
bringe deg en perle
kun for deg
det er hva jeg ville gjort
kun for deg

hvis du kjenner meg, som du gjør
hvorfor ville jeg dradt da
hvor kan jeg gå

hvis du elsket meg mindre, enn du gjør
hvor kunne jeg løp da
hvis ikke for deg

jeg kunne kartlegge de store blå bølger
jeg kunne målt de høyeste fjell
jeg kunne dykket ned til bunnen av det mørkeste hav
bringe deg en perle
kun for deg
det er hva jeg ville gjort
kun for deg

jeg kunne kartlegge de store blå bølger
jeg kunne målt de høyeste fjell
jeg kunne dykket ned til bunnen av det mørkeste hav
bringe deg en perle
kun for deg
det er hva jeg ville gjort
kun for deg
_________________________

If I know you, like I do 
 Where would you go? 
What would you do?
If I loved you less, than I ought to 
Who would you run to? 
What should I do?

Well I could navigate the deepest oceans
 I could scale the highest peaks I 
could dive into, the deepest blue
 And bring that pearl black
 Just for you
 If I know you 
That's what I'd do

If you know me, like you do 
Why would I leave?
 Where could I go?
If you loved me less, than you ought to
 Who could I run to?
 If not to you?

We can navigate the deepest oceans 
We can scale the highest peaks 
We could dive into, the deepest blue 
 And bring that pearl black 
Just for you
 If I know you 
That's what we'd do


Kun for deg by Guro (If I know you)

If you want to read the full story about @Ian Melvin 's project, please read it here: 
Milanazilnik – If-i-know-you-ian-melvin-orig

This is the Hebrew version of Ian's song :) 
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אם אדע מה שאתה,
מה תעשה? לאן תיסע?
אם אוהב פחות מנצח
אל מי תפנה, 
לאן תברח?

כי תהום הים כבשתי
והרים שיטחתי די.
מן הים כחול תחזור אליי,
לו רק ידעת שכדאי,
אם רק הופעת בחיי...

אם תדע מה שאני,
לא תישכח מזיכרוני.
אם רק אהבת כמו שיכולת,
לו רק החזרת מה שלקחת.

כי תהום הים כבשנו
והרים שיטחנו די.
מן הים כחול תחזור אליי,
לו רק ידעת שכדאי,
אם רק הופעת בחיי...
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Transliteration:

Im ed'ah ma she ata,
Ma ta'ahse? Le'ahn tisah?
Im ohav pahot minetzah
El mi tifne,
Le'ahn tivrah?

Ki tehom ha'iam kavashti
Ve harim shitahti dai.
Min ha iam kahol tahzor elai,
Lu rak yad'ahta she kidai,
Im rak hof'ahta be ha'jai...

Im ted'ah ma she ani,
Lo tishahah me zihroni.
Im rak ahavta kmo she jaholta
Lu rak hi'hzartah ma she lakahta

Ki tehom ha'iam kavashnu
Ve harim shitahnu dai.
Min ha iam kahol tahzor elai,
Lu rak yad'ahta she kidai,
Im rak hof'ahta be ha'jai...

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Literal translation:

If I know what you are,
What will you do? Where will you go?
If I love you less than forever,
Who would you go to?
Where would you run?

I conquered the deep sea,
And flattened mountains enough.
From the blue sea would you come back,
If only knew you that it's worth,
If only appeared you in my life...

If you know what I am,
You won't be forgotten from my memory.
If only loved you like you could,
If only returned you what you took.

We conquered the deep sea,
And flattened mountains enough.
From the blue sea would you come back,
If only knew you that it's worth,
If only appeared you in my life...

אם אדע מה שאתה - If I know you - by Milana - Hebrew

Serbian version translated and performed by:  https://soundcloud.com/jasna-ilic
Piano performed and transcribed by: https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik
Song written by, and mixed and Mastered on Logic Pro 9 by:https://soundcloud.com/ian-melvin

Kad Bih Te Znala

Da te ne znam, kao sad
Kojim bi putem 
Ti išao tad?
D a te volim manje od sna
Gde uteha spava, 
A gde sam ja?

U najdublje vode ja hrabro bih išla,
Na vrh planina ja smelo bih stigla,
Nema tog mesta na kom ne bih bila,
Biser da nadjem, za tebe baš
Kad bih te znala, svet bio bi naš

Da me ti znaš, kao sad
Zašto da idem,
Gde je moj san?
Da me voliš manje od sna,
Kome da idem,
Kad tvoja sam sva?
U najdublje vode mi bismo išli
Na vrh planina mi bismo stigli
Nema tog mesta na kom ne bismo bili,
Biser da nadjemo za tebe baš, 
Kad bih te znala, svet bio bi naš

Kad Bih Te Znala ~ Jasna Ilic (If I Know You - in Serbian translation)

Hello Music my old friend....

I have made myself at home here for quite a while now and I love it. I feel that I have grown musically a lot here and you guys who have collaborated on songs with me and encouraged me with your comments and faves etc. are the reason!  Thank you for that! :) Here's to a lot more music to come!

All the songs are recorded with a Rode NT-A and Protools (mostly) by FrankZero
I got me an own mic now and start to experiment with different software, to find whats working best. 
So some of the songs are recorded with a Blue Snowball Mic and Audacity. 



